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Meaning of 'inflict' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inflict [ v. t.]
- To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude; to inflict punishment on an offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal.

Meaning of 'inflict' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inflict [ v]
Meaning (1):
- impose something unpleasant
Example in sentence:
  • The principal visited his rage on the students

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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